Shawmut Design and Construction has joined Draper and Wexford Science & Technology to break ground on the 111,000-square-foot Integrated Microelectronics Production & Advanced Chip Technology (IMPACT) Center in Lowell, Massachusetts.
The Melbourne (Florida) Airport (MLB) Authority has approved the lease on a hybrid FBO/hotel, which is expected to begin construction by early 2021. According to Florida-based hospitality real estate developer and manager AD1 Global, the five-story Hyatt Place hotel will include an integrated full-service FBO
COVID-19 related delivery problems have slowed construction of the new $16 million TownPlace Suites by Marriott hotel in Ironton. The project now is slated for completion early next year. Read The Herald-Dispatch story here
The National Restaurant Association has issued a response to a CDC report issued that links restaurant dining with higher rates of contracting COVID-19, stressing that restaurants can significantly reduce risks by following its Restaurant Reopening Guidance. Read the Restaurant Business online story here
Los Angeles-based The H.Wood Group closed all 17 of its restaurants and shifted to delivery during the pandemic, and the company has pivoted by creating new virtual brands and using its digital reservation platform to create a COVID-19 testing service. Read the Restaurant Hospitality online
Arkansas-based Slim Chickens will expand into Maryland, New Jersey and Washington in 2021. The 96-unit fast-casual chain, which rolled out a smaller footprint last year and began moving into nontraditional venues, is moving forward with plans to grow to 600 locations over the next 10
Oak View Group, the developer of a 300,000-square-foot home for the minor league affiliate of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken, has switched from a rejected site in downtown Palm Springs, California to land in unincorporated Riverside County. Construction is expected to begin next year. Read the
Health and convenience have drawn customers to Smoothie King during the coronavirus pandemic. Sales increased 14% in July from the same period in 2019, and the 1,200th unit opened last month. Read the QSR magazine online story here
The Chicago-area towns of Carol Stream, Park Forest and Des Plaines will soon be getting new grocers as Jet Foods begins making an aggressive push into the area with a plan to offer discount prices and prepared meals for customer convenience. The company said hiring
The Luminary Hotel is set to open next week in downtown Fort Myers and is expected to bring a steady stream of money to Southwest Florida. Read the WINK-TV story here
Stories of chains including Burger King, Taco Bell and Shake Shack rolling out restaurant redesigns for changing times caught readers’ attention this week, as did Bloomin’ Brands‘ launch of a delivery-only chicken concept. Read the SmartBrief/Food & Travel story here
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